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Top Nationals News
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Sunday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Ruiz will take a seat for the matinee game after he was behind the plate for all nine innings of Saturday's 5-3 win. Harry Ford will draw the start at catcher in the series finale.
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Nationals' Daylen Lile: On bench against lefty
Lile is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
The Nationals will keep the left-handed-hitting Lile on the bench for the second time in the series while the Diamondbacks send another southpaw (Kohl Drake) to the bump. Lile has slashed just .241/.301/.321 (74 wRC+) over 123 plate appearances versus lefties this season.
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Nationals' Brady House: Back with big club
The Nationals recalled House from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday. He'll start at third base and bat fifth in the Nationals' series finale versus the Diamondbacks.
With Washington trading Curtis Mead away to Boston, House will come up from Triple-A to fill the open spot on the 26-man active roster. Before ceding the job to Mead, House had been serving as the Nationals' primary third baseman to begin the season and produced a .681 OPS in 44 games prior to his demotion May 18. After putting together a .301/.342/.500 slash line with a 23.9 percent strikeout rate over 222 plate appearances at Triple-A, House could end up garnering another look as an everyday player at the hot corner, though the Nationals also have Jorbit Vivas and Jose Tena on hand to vie for reps.
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Nationals' Brady House: Returning to majors
The Nationals plan to recall House from Triple-A Rochester ahead of Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.
With Curtis Mead traded to Boston on Saturday night, the Nationals need a replacement at third base. House has been in the minors since mid-May after he opened the season hitting third in Washington's lineup. House struggled to a .681 OPS across 177 trips to the plate before he was demoted to Triple-A. With Rochester, House has slashed .300/.344/.498 with eight homers, 33 RBI, 26 runs scored, three stolen bases and a 12:53 BB:K across 218 plate appearances. He should get plenty of runway at third base for the Nationals the rest of the season.
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Nationals' Connelly Early: Dealt to Washington for Mead
The Nationals acquired Early (elbow) from the Red Sox on Saturday in exchange for Curtis Mead, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Early is currently on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation, but he's been throwing for the past week and is expected to head out on a rehab assignment in the near future. Boston had a surplus of starting pitchers and chose to ship out Early to address the team's need for added thump to the lineup. In the 24-year-old Early, the Nationals get a young arm who can occupy a spot in the rotation for years to come. Across 21 career starts, Early has a 3.24 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 122:38 K:BB spanning 111 innings.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Powers Nats to win
Abrams went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
The star shortstop drove in two with a two-bagger in the third inning before wrapping up the scoring for the Nationals with a solo shot off Mitch Bratt in the fifth. Abrams has gone yard five times in the last six games, and on the year he's up to 25 homers and 17 steals, one of just two players in the majors this season to have already reached the 25-15 plateau -- with the other being his teammate James Wood (28 HR, 15 SB).
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Nationals' Clayton Beeter: Nails down ninth save
Beeter worked a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his ninth save of the season in a 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks. He didn't strike out a batter.
The right-hander needed just nine pitches (six strikes) to take care of the middle of Arizona's order. Beeter has been tagged for at least one run in three straight appearances prior to Saturday, and while he's the best closing option the Nationals have at the moment, his 3.82 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 33:19 K:BB over 30.2 innings on the season are far from elite ratios.
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Nationals' Foster Griffin: Collects 12th win
Griffin (12-2) picked up the win in Saturday's 5-3 victory over the Diamondbacks, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk over 6.2 innings. He struck out two.
The 30-year-old left-hander continues to impress in his first MLB action since 2022. Griffin has delivered 12 quality starts this season, including seven in his last eight outings -- a stretch in which he's produced a 1.56 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 44:7 K:BB over 52 innings. While his name has come up in trade rumors, it's hard to imagine Griffin getting dealt if the surprising Nationals intend to remain in playoff contention. He's scheduled to make his next start on the road next week in Atlanta.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Belts two-run homer
Crews went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-2 loss to Arizona.
Crews was responsible for both of the Nationals' runs Friday, which came on a two-run home run off Eduardo Rodriguez in the fourth inning. It was the eighth home run of the season for Crews, three of which have come over his last 13 games. He has a .667 OPS with six steals, 23 RBI and 14 extra-base hits across 217 plate appearances this season.
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Nationals' Zack Littell: Takes loss as bulk reliever
Littell (7-8) was tagged with the loss in Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out five across five innings.
Carson Palmquist opened Friday's game and was tagged for two runs in the second inning, which both came after he was replaced by Littell. It ended up being Littell who took the loss after giving up the game-deciding run on a sacrifice fly from Gabriel Moreno in the seventh. Despite the loss, it was a nice bounce-back performance from Littell after he gave up eight runs in a loss to the Athletics this past Saturday. His next outing is slated for next week at home against the Blue Jays, though it's unclear whether he'll piggyback off an opener or start.
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Nationals' Brad Lord: Facing hitters next week
Lord (side) will throw a live batting practice session Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Lord is nearly ready to face hitters after missing the past two-plus weeks with left side tightness. He could be ready for a rehab appearance after that. Lord is tracking toward a return in early August if all goes well.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Friday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Diamondbacks.
Ruiz will ride the bench despite the Nationals having an off day Thursday. Harry Ford will be behind the plate and batting seventh for Washington.
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Nationals' Zack Littell: Set to work in bulk relief Friday
Littell is expected to pitch in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Carson Palmquist in Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Littell served as a traditional starter in his last appearance Saturday in Sacramento, but he was blasted for eight runs on eight hits and four walks across six innings in a loss to the Athletics. The Nationals will look to coax better results from Littell by deploying him out of the bullpen, with the right-hander likely to take over once Palmquist covers the first inning or two. Littell has submitted a 2.94 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 11.3 K-BB% in 33.2 innings over seven bulk-relief outings this season.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team |
.253 (6th) |
574 (1st) |
152 (1st) |
4.76 (27th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| C. Early SP Connelly Early SP | Elbow |
| B. Lord RP Brad Lord RP | Side |
| J. Irvin SP Jake Irvin SP | Shoulder |
| J. Gray SP Josiah Gray SP | Elbow |
| D. Herz P Davidjohn Herz P | Elbow |